Hayden, Stone & Co. was a major American securities firm founded in 1892 by Charles Hayden and Galen L. Stone. The firm was acquired by

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in 1972 and, after its name disappeared in 1979, was part of what would become

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) and Galen L. Stone opened a new brokerage house, Hayden, Stone & Co. While Stone was known for remaining silent, Hayden gained a reputation for quick decisions and mastery of the brokerage business. Foreseeing the needs of

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, Hayden made his fortune by investing in

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mining. The new investment firm prospered, expanding from its Boston base to open a

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branch in 1906. In 1970, the prestigious Hayden, Stone found itself in financial trouble along with many other large securities firms. Hayden, Stone was acquired by

(often jokingly referred to as ''Corned Beef With Lettuce''), whose partners included Sandy Weill and

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, and renamed itself CBWL-Hayden, Stone, dropping the CBWL from the name just two years later, allowing Weill to rid himself of the ''Corned Beef With Lettuce'' moniker. The new Hayden Stone, Inc. then completed possibly its most significant acquisition to that point, merging with Shearson, Hammill & Co. Once again, Weill chose to adopt the target's branding to become

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to form

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and Bache & Co.

Acquisition history

The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):"Salomon Smith Barney" from Gambee, Robert.
Wall Street
'. W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. p.73

Notable alumni

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, commodities and futures trader, and pioneer in the field of managed futures * Charles Hayden, founder *Amos Hostetter Sr., noted trader and co-founder of

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, venture capitalist * Samuel Howard Sloan * Galen L. Stone, founder *Lou Stone, broker, father of

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'', among others * Frank G. Zarb, former

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under

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and former chairman of

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References

External links

Hayden, Stone, & Company Records
at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayden, Stone and Co. American Express Defunct financial services companies of the United States Companies based in New York City Defunct companies based in New York (state) Shearson Lehman/American Express Financial services companies established in 1892 Financial services companies disestablished in 1979 Former investment banks of the United States 1892 establishments in New York (state) 1979 disestablishments in New York (state)

Acquisition history

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links